Tiltable container with measuring trap



Oct. 18, 1949. 1.. D. FRIEDMAN 2,485,194

TIL-TABLE CONTAINER WITH MEASURING TRAP Fil ed March 21. 1946 2 Shets-Shet 1 INVENTOR Louas D. FRIEDMAN ATTORNEY Oct. L. D. FRIEDMAN TILTABLE CONTAINER WITH MEASURING TRAP 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 21. 194

F EL INVENTOR LOUIS D. FRlEIDMAN Patented Oct. 18, 1949 2,485,194? TILTABE'E CONTAIgER WITHll/E'ASURINGY RAP? Louis D.?Friedman, l tewfliorkhm Application March21, 1946; Serial Nd.,656,1;03

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Thisimzention. relates to'bottle closures, and mnrespecifi'calIy, to a bottle'attachmentfor' dispensingfa' measured" quantity of "liquid.-

Ah-objject of ithevinvention is to-providea re'- movable attachmentifciruse .as a'bottle closure, said "attachment'being" adapted-to di'spense'a predietermir'ied" quantity" of liquid from thebottle;

Anotherohject" isto provide' a bottle attachmerit so designed that the mere tilting" of the bott1e-- in the" usual decantingmanner Will dispense a" measured q'uantityof liquidtherefrom.

A" further-object is to prov-Me; an attachment adapted'to-be used as aclosure'for'bottl es-having mouth'sancthech'smt di ifenent sizesg StiIl another *object iss to provide "anfiattach -CfetaChabIe amdli'anyelementsr-to vary thequa'ntfty" ofili'qtuid to: be. dispensed in a. single (106%.;

These? andiiother' objects are: accomplished in part by? providing: an; attachment of the class comprised. of. a: renrrovable.- stopper element: a centrlal tube. two! containers ortmeasures, twor feedituhes and, two .-discharge-tubesv The attachment can. beprovided: with: a plurality of stopper: elements having. the samesized bore but inthe siza-ot-the over-all. diameten. so that; thewv can. effectively seal the mouths. of. dif ferent'sizedlbottles- The central .tube.is open at oneendl -ands closeda-t. the-other, theopen. end being, capable oifittihg snugly in. the bore of. the stopper.element- V l The-containers are opposingIy disposed: "about thl mcentral;tube each bingconnectd to it by one of the. feed tubes Each discharge tube'joins on'eoi' the containers at a junctionbelowthe feed tube; and'ext'ends' outwardly and upwardlyfrom the-"container; the "nozzle-01" the discharge tube heing' above the containerito prevent" discharge of .liquid therefrom-*prior'to tilting" for decanting purposes. I

For-further comprehension of 'theinventiong and? ofthepbj ects" andadva-ntages thereof; ref erence will be had to thefol-lowing description and accompanying drawings; and to'the append ed cIa-ims-imwhieh the: variousnoval features 'ot the inventien are more"partieularly set forthz:

m ttle-accompanying drawing formin'g a ma terial part ofthis disclosure:

Fig! I is *a front view oil at bottle attanhmentfonidi'spensing a measured quantitycf liquid; said attachment-embodying? features; of the: invention herein.

mm 2" is a: side view ofithe. attachment shown in Fig? I! me; W-isra top view- '05 the attachmlenm Fig: 4 isasectidnal view through the line 4 4 ofFigi 1."

Fig. (its a front vie'w'or "the bottle attachment cantect'asin dispensing liquid' therefromf Fig; '7' is-a' front-"view ofwmod'rfied b'ottleat tachment"fordispens-inga measured quantitfi ot liquid.

Fig: 8 is a sectional view through the lhre t -l of Figzfli- I'n' the drawings and in the specification; in which like =refrenee=numbers designate similar elements; the numeral Fil designates a' 'bottle at tachment -'fo'r-- dispensing a measured quantity of liquid,-said attachment bei n-gshbwn Ffg B te o inclusive'and embodying features of the-invers ti'on" herein.

The attachment H3 is provided: with a rerrlowable stopper l intheform otacyfiirdzidal tiibb havihg a 'bore F22" In: order toadapt'ntheattachment' to fi't bottles With'HBGks of d ifierent dimensions; stoppers H each havingrthe same bbne ll2 boltt varyin g in their over all diameters, can he furnished with the device. A'centi all -tube l-i'witha transverse shoulder- M intermediate-kits ends -is posi tioned 'wi'th its lower portion l 5 fitting tightly in the stopper bore: !-'Z a:nd its shoulder: t4

resti ng 'orv the top -of='fthe.--'stopper and extending beyondit; h sfunctioning position*attachedltora bottle (see Fig 1);; the DI OtBUG imgJDOMiIOIKLOI the shoulder rests about the mouth of the bottle; and? amtuppempottibn. :l 61:01? the: central tube 'ri'ses above l and out. a: ot: the: bottle; the stopper and shoulder efiect'r-velyzsealingathe bottle 'againstacse cape ozfifliqhid at-thedine.ofiattachmenh Amati; vent; lflh extending through the walls at 6171811111 permeation Him? the central -tubejacilitates the free movement of liquid fromothe-bottle-byfpre+ venting the-:tormation oft aevaouum. therein;

Twm diametricallyopposite; ieedtubes. ll exe tend outwardly from thecentizahtube.uppenpom tionLtG. at its closed top t8, each of .said feed tubesjoining, andenteri-ng a measureor container is of-predetermined liquid capacity... Thecontainers, which are. opposingly disposed about the central tube; are cylindrical. formwith curved walls 2.0; and flat sides 2 1.

Each teedi' tube is positioned-l partly .-withtn partly outside-tone rot the-containers; entering at= thetop 0t itscmruediwall. 20;the insiderportion 2:2Z'0frlfl7162f88d tube extending around -apantuof the curved toptotthecontainer. Each container presided. with axdiseharge .tubew 23, which; ex.- tendsni outaavardhgv. and upwardly; 15mm. the; curved wall below the feed tube, each discharge tube reaching in the direction of the opposite container, the axis of the discharge tube being approximately parallel to the flat walls of the opposite container. The terminus or spout 24 of each discharge tube 23 is above the topmost points of the containers so that liquid in the container will not be discharged through the discharge tube 23 until the attachment is tilted for decanting.

The attachment I0 functions as follows:

The bottle with the attachment fitted thereto as hereinabove described is first tilted so that one of the containers is is at a lower level than the mouth of the bottle (see Fig. 6) so that liquid will flow from the bottle through the central tube l3, down one of the feed tubes IT and into the lower container, filling it. The bottle is then tilted so that the filled container is uppermost and the empty container-in lower position. Liquid from the uppermost filled container will now flow through its discharge tube 23 and out of the spout 24, the inside portion 22 of the feed tube acting as a trap to prevent the liquid from reentering the bottle, simultaneously liquid from the bottle will flow therefrom down into the central tube l3 and down the lower feed tube I'I filling the lowered container. Thus one of the containers can always be filled while the other is being discharged, the amount of discharge being predetermined and equal to the capacity of the container. The attachment can be removed and the filled container discharged without filling its mate when desired.

Figures '7 and 8 show a modified bottle attachment 25 for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid. The attachment 25 is provided with two modified containers or measures 26 each of which has an opening 21 in its base from which a short threaded neck 28 extends.

Two supplementary containers 29, each with an opening 30 and a threaded neck 3| capable of engaging the neck 28, can be removably secured to the measures 26 to increase the capacity of a discharge or loading. When the supplementary containers are not used, a threaded cap (not shown) can be screwed on the container neck 28 to seal its base opening 21.

In all other respects, the attachment 25 is in every way similar to the attachment l0 heretofore described and is operated in the same manner.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

" 1. For use with a bottle, a removable attachment for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid therefrom, said attachment comprising a central tube, two feed tubes, two measures and two discharge tubes, the central tube having an open end adapted to connect with the bottle, each feed tube extending outwardly from the other end of the central tube connecting it with one of the measures and having a portion extending about the inside of the measure at its top, the measures being opposingly disposed about the central tube, and each discharge tube extending outwardly and upwardly from one of the measures, each of said discharge tubes terminating in an open end positioned above the topmost portion of the inner walls of the other measure.

2. For use with a bottle, a removable attachment for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid therefrom, said attachment comprising a central tube, two feed tubes, two measures and two discharge tubes, the central tube having an open end adapted to connect with the bottle, each feed tube extending outwardly from the other end of the central tube connecting it with one of the measures and having a portion extending about the inside of the measure at its top, the measures being opposingly disposed about the central tube, and each discharge tube extending outwardly and upwardly from one of the measures, each of said discharge tubes terminating in an open end positioned above the topmost portion of the inner walls of the other measure, the junction of each measurewith its discharge tube being below the junction with its feed tube.

3. For use with a bottle, a removable attachment for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid therefrom, said attachment comprising a stopper element, a central tube, two feed tubes, two containers and two discharge tubes, the stopper element having an opening therethrough, the central tube having an open end adapted to fit snugly within the stopper opening, each feed tube extending outwardly from the other end of the central tube connecting it with one of the containers and having a portion extending along the inside of the container near its top, the containers being opposingly disposed about the central tube, and each discharge tube extending outwardly and upwardly from one of the containers.

l. For use with a bottle, a removable attachment for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid therefrom, said attachment comprising, a stopper element, a central tube, two feed tubes, two containers and two discharge tubes, the stopper element having an opening therethrough, the central tube having an open end adapted to fit snugly within the stopper opening, and a shoulder extending transversely thereabout intermediate its ends, each feed tube extending outwardly from the other end of the central tube connecting it with one of the containers and having a portion extending along the inside of the container near its top, the containers being opposingly disposed about the central tube, and each discharge tube extending outwardly and upwardly from one of the containers, each of said discharge tubes terminating in an open end positioned above the topmost portion of the inner walls of the other container, the junction of each container with its discharge tube being below the junction with its feed tube.

5. For use with a bottle, a removable attachment for dispensing a measured quantity of liquid therefrom, said attachment comprising a stopper element, a central tube, two feed tubes, two containers, two auxiliary containers and two discharge tubes, the topper element having an opening therethrough, the central tube having an open end adapted to fit snugly within the stopper openings, each feed tube extending outwardly from the other end of the central tube connecting it with one of the containers and having a portion extending along the inside of the container near its top, the containers being oppos-' ingly disposed about the central tube, each auxiliary container being removably secured to one of the containers increasing itscapacity, and each discharge tube extending outwardly and upwardly from one of the containers.

6. A pouring spout for bottles, comprising a central tube which may be coupled to the neck of a bottle and feed tubes extending in opposite direction from and communicating at their inner ends with said central tube, a measuring container enclosing the outer end of each feed tube, and a discharge tube extending from each container outwardly of both containers, the discharge tubes being disposed in intersecting relation to each other, whereby a measured quantity of fluid may be discharged from a bottle from one of the containers and the other container will permit air to enter the bottle through its feed tube and the 15 central tube.

LOUIS D. FRIEDMAN.

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